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criminal [ˈkrɪmənl̟]

1 criminal adjective
  • involving illegal activity : relating to crime
  • relating to laws that describe crimes rather than to laws about a person's rights
  • morally wrong —often used in a joking way to say that someone should not do something

2 criminal noun
  • a person who has committed a crime or who has been proved to be guilty of a crime by a court